Two explosions have killed nearly 100 people and wounded over 200 others at a ceremony in Iran to commemorate the death of top commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in 2020. Wednesday’s attacks took place in the southeastern city of Kerman along the road leading to

When the world's last reigning Queen announced her surprise abdication on live TV, history was also made in a country far, far away. "I will hand over the throne to my son Crown Prince Frederik," Margrethe II of Denmark said in her new year address. Her decision to

Hundreds of pages of unsealed documents from a lawsuit connected to accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein were publicly released on Wednesday. This is the first set of documents to be unsealed under a December 18 court order, with more expected in the coming weeks. The documents in

Two explosions minutes apart Wednesday in Iran targeted a commemoration for slain general Qassem Soleimani, killing at least 103 people and wounding more than 140, according to Iran's official news agency. The attack came on the anniversary of Soleimani's killing in a US drone

Israel decided on Tuesday to appear before The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) to defend itself against the genocide crime case filed by South Africa. According to the Israeli public broadcaster KAN, the decision was taken following intensive discussions between

The death toll has risen to 62 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa as of 8 am local time on Wednesday, after a series of powerful earthquakes hit the area in central Japan and the vicinity, with aftershocks and more damage reports coming in. A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck

Five people have been killed in an aircraft accident in Japan after a passenger plane was in a collision with a coastguard plane at Tokyo’s Haneda airport. The passenger plane, an Airbus A350-900 carrying 379 people, caught fire after colliding with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft

The leader of South Korea's political opposition has been stabbed at a news conference in the southern port city of Busan. Lee Jae-myung, who narrowly lost the presidential elections in 2022, was stabbed on the left side of his neck on Tuesday morning. The attacker was arrested

Unrelenting Israeli bombardment rocked Gaza on Monday, while an army spokesman warned the war on the besieged territory’s Hamas rulers will continue throughout 2024. Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met troops inside Gaza on Monday, and vowed in a statement that

Eight civilians, including a child, were killed Monday during exchanges of fire between the army and rebels in northwestern Syria, with 19 others wounded, a war monitor said. The fighting pitted the army of Syrian President Bashar Assad against Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), an Islamist

At least 24 people have been confirmed dead in the powerful earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in central Japan on New Year's Day as more reports of damage came in and rescuers raced to find survivors on Tuesday. The magnitude-7.6 quake caused extensive

Australian-born investigative journalist and documentary maker John Pilger, known for his support for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his coverage of the aftermath of Pol Pot's regime in Cambodia and the Thalidomide scandal, has died in London, his family said Sunday. Pilger,

A massive earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 has hit Ishikawa in central Japan, triggering a tsunami warning and advisories for residents to evacuate and prepare for possible aftershocks. A tsunami around 1 metre high (3.3 feet) struck parts of the west coast along the Sea

President Volodymyr Zelensky has promised a sharp increase in the amount of weapons Ukraine produces next year. In his new year's message, Mr Zelensky repeated his pledge that at least a million drones would be built. There was more fighting overnight into New Year's Day

The Israeli military has said it expects the conflict in Gaza to continue throughout 2024. In a new year's message, Israel Defence Forces spokesman Daniel Hagari said troop deployments were being adjusted to prepare for "prolonged fighting". He said some troops -

The White House said Sunday it is not seeking a wider conflict in the Middle East after US helicopters sank three Houthi boats in the Red Sea after coming under fire. The helicopters sank the boats and killed those aboard, marking the first time since tensions broke out earlier this

In a surprise move Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II has announced she will abdicate her role early in 2024, after a reign lasting more than five decades. Margrethe, 83, will hand over the throne to her son, Crown Prince Frederik, she said in her traditional New Year’s Eve

Chinese President Xi Jinping, in his annual New Year's Eve address, reiterated his claim that Taiwan would "surely be reunified" with China. His message comes ahead of Taiwan's crucial 13 January elections that will determine the island's cross-strait policy for

A total of 42,851 people have died from gun-related events in the U.S. this year, including 18,761 who died by homicide, murder or an unintentional shooting, plus another 24,090 who died by suicide. The October 25 mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, is the deadliest shooting of the year

Jubilant crowds will bid farewell to the hottest year on record Sunday, closing a turbulent 12 months marked by clever chatbots, climate crises and wrenching wars in Gaza and Ukraine. The world’s population — now over eight billion — will see out the old and usher in